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Poll: Nearly a third of Americans say news media is the enemy of the people

Almost one-third of Americans polled, 29 percent, said in a new survey that they agree that “the news media is the enemy of the ... people.”

Twelve percent of Democrats polled, and 26 percent of independents, said they held that opinion in the Ipsos poll released Tuesday, as did 48 percent of Republicans surveyed, which constituted a plurality for that party.

The Fake News hates me saying that they are the Enemy of the People only because they know it’s TRUE. I am providing a great service by explaining this to the American People. They purposely cause great division & distrust. They can also cause War! They are very dangerous & sick!

The respondents in the new poll are also split along party lines when it comes to the media’s treatment of Trump, with 11 percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Republicans agreeing that “the mainstream media treats President Trump unfairly.”

An overwhelming majority of all respondents signaled support for the media in general, with 85 percent saying “freedom of the press is essential for American democracy.”